929, South China Front
Bai Shujie's lightning-like military actions made the whole world not react, and the little devil had no time to adjust his deployment.
The garrison of the entire Borneo is the garrison of the 37th Army of the little devils, which has the 56th independent mixed brigade and two independent garrison infantry brigades, totaling about 13,000 people.
More than 2,400 people from Ke Mingxiang's regiment were suddenly airdropped in, and the second fleet also appeared in the sea east of the Taro Peninsula at the same time, and a burst of rockets was overwhelming, turning all the little devils of a brigade into ashes.
Wei Chong's 4th Division took the Taluo Peninsula without bloodshed, and then divided into two routes and raided north and south along the coastline.
Under the cover of four Crazy Dragon helicopters, the two armored regiments in the northeast were almost in a no-man's land, and in four days they had already circled half a circle around Mount Kinabalu, covering a distance of 800 kilometers. They swept through Tarakah, Tawau, Lahad Datu, Sandakan, Kudat and Kota Kinabalu, and the front line was directed at Bandar Seri Begawan.
With the beachhead, Zhao Dayong's 1st Artillery Division took two days to complete the landing, and the 37th Army of the little devil was about to be destroyed.
A tank regiment in the southwest opened the way, an infantry fighting vehicle regiment followed, and four dragon helicopters in the air served as air command, as if a hurricane swept by, and in four days it had reached the Machen and Matapura lines in the west of Borneo.
Now, the remnants of more than 7,000 people have all been driven to the coast of northern Borneo, distributed along the long coastline of 950 kilometers.
The 1st Artillery Division was all half-tracked tractors, dragging artillery and speeding westward. When encountering the defensive position of the little devil, there is no need to think about it, under the command of the helicopter, the 105mm and 203mm heavy guns all fired incendiary bombs, and all that could be burned were incinerated to the ground.
On the seventh day of the battle, the remnants of more than 4,000 little devils had been forced into the Kuching beachhead.
The 25th Army in Sumatra (25th Brigade and 26th Brigade in Separate Mix) and the 29th Army on the island of Java (35th Brigade in Independent, 36th Brigade and 37th Brigade in Independent) were close but could not do anything because they did not have a large transport fleet.
The Java Sea became a natural barrier, and the 37th Army could only be watched little by little.
The little devil had no choice but to urgently draw two wings from the Burmese front line to form a task force, and form a temporary fleet, which rushed away under the cover of 1 battleship, 5 cruisers, and 11 destroyers.
When Bai Shujie got the news from the front line, he could only pray secretly in his heart: "Brothers of the Burma Expeditionary Force, Lao Tzu can only do so much." The rest of the battle will depend on your ability. β
After praying in his heart, Bai Shujie roared in a low voice: "Order: The Second Bomber Group and the Fourth Jian-9 Fighter Squadron will immediately take off from Novelleta Airport, transfer to Kota Kinabalu and Guda Airports, and bomb the Japanese fascist army fleet with all their might, be sure to sink them all, and don't let anyone return to the battlefield in Burma!" β
"Order: The Fourth Division of Wei Chong's Division, Zhao Dayong's Artillery Division, Lao Tzu will come over now. Next, you have to calm down and think about the heavy dΓ problem, I don't want to hear the gunshots again, you fucking watch it! β
The joint headquarters of Zhao Dayong and Wei Chong is now based in Kota Kinabalu. After receiving Bai Shujie's telegram, the two of them shook their heads with a wry smile.
Zhao Dayong said to Wei Chong helplessly: "Forget it, you are the commander-in-chief of the Western Front, hurry up and issue an ultimatum to order the little devil to surrender within two hours." Otherwise, Lao Tzu's 108 cannons would have to shoot out all the shells! That's all money, it's a pity! β
Wei Chong shook his head: "Not only your artillery, but also Lao Tzu's 8 Crazy Dragon helicopters and 72 tanks, must also participate in the key bombing and completely destroy the enemy's will to fight!" β
The last battle of the Brahmins took place on January 19, 1942. The remnants of more than 4,000 people refused to surrender, and Wei Chong gave an order, and the 108 heavy guns of the First Artillery Division took four hours to shoot out all the high-explosive grenades, armor-piercing shells, and incendiary bombs.
After that, eight dragon helicopters flew over the ruins and began dropping 3-ton napalm down, burning all possible hiding places to powder.
Only then did 72 tanks unfold on the front line, starting the final sweep with two armored regiments. It was indeed a sweep, for there were many wrecks of little devils everywhere I passed, and as a result of a gust of wind blew them awayβit had long since been burned to ashes!
On January 24, 1942, the Battle of Borneo came to an end. The entire campaign lasted 16 days, annihilating more than 12,700 little devils, destroying a temporary naval formation of little devils, and sinking two wings of troop carriers.
On January 25, 1942, Bai Shujie took the core members of the General Headquarters and landed at Yabi Airport on his "Air Force One".
Bai Shujie did not ask about the battle situation, but went straight to the point: "Zhao Dayong, your artillery division was transferred to a coastal defense force on the spot, and the two 203mm heavy artillery regiments immediately built fortifications to undertake the defense task of the northern sea area. β
"The 2nd Heavy Bomber Group is deployed at Yabi Airport, and the 4th J-9 Squadron is deployed at Kuching Airport. The 105mm Heavy Artillery Regiment served as a mobile strike force and cooperated with Wei Chong's 4th Division to strengthen the defenses to the west and south! β
"Our only strategic reserve, Chen Jie's second division, arrived here three days later. His task in the future is to survive as a mobile strike force, and you should not count on him. β
Bai Shujie thought for a moment, and then continued: "Now you remember: Bandar Seri Begawan City was officially renamed Dragon City, Brunei Bay was officially renamed Feilong Bay, and Muara Port was named Feilong Port. Lao Tzu will live in Dragon City in the future, and he will not leave anywhere! β
On January 28, 1942, a telegram on the edge of the South China Sea once again attracted everyone's attention:
"After nearly a month of hard fighting, at the cost of sacrificing more than 60,000 people, the 16th Division and the 65th Brigade of the 14th Army of the Japanese Fascist Army were completely annihilated. The 56th Independent Mixed Brigade of the 37th Army and two independent garrison infantry brigades were annihilated, totaling 13,000 people. β
"It has successively sunk the reinforcement fleet of the 23rd Army of the Japanese fascist army in Guangzhou, the reinforcement of the 48th Division of Taiwan Province, and the reinforcement of the Burma Front, and destroyed more than 20,000 enemies in total."
"During the occupation, the Japanese fascist army carried out inhumane massacres in towns and cities in Luzon and Borneo. According to the preliminary estimate of our contingent for the protection of overseas Chinese, there were more than 7 million casualties. The towns our army passed through almost ten corpses, and there were no living people. β
"As for the details of the vast occupied areas, especially the strategic islands, the actual situation above may be even more severe than that. At present, our contingent for the protection of overseas Chinese is conducting an in-depth investigation. We believe that the entire civilian death toll, according to the most conservative estimates, may reach or even exceed 20 million! β
"What is particularly outrageous is that the Japanese fascist army brutally destroyed Allied prisoners of war, killing 70,000 prisoners of war just over 100 kilometers of the 'Bataan Death March.'"
"During the detention of prisoners of war, the Japanese fascist army could not even guarantee the food, drinking water, and sanitation facilities necessary for the most basic survival, and more than 200,000 prisoners of war died!"
"In order to prevent the recurrence of similar humanitarian disasters, our contingent has decided to officially take over the defense of the entire Philippine Islands, Borneo Islands, Sulawesi Islands, and Mindanao."
"In order to awaken the consciousness of self-protection among the broad masses of the people and resist the frenzied plundering of Nanyang resources by the Japanese fascists and colonialists, we are choosing to form the 'Supreme Self-Defense Command of the South China United Front' and fight to the end against the qiΔ aggressors!"
"In order to make people remember the shame forever, this command officially announced that the city of Manila has been renamed Nanhua City, the city of Bandar Seri Begawan has been officially renamed Dragon City, and Brunei Bay has officially changed its name to Feilong Bay, and Muara Port is exactly what it should be called Feilong Port."
"This command once again warns the Japanese fascist army to immediately withdraw all your invading forces. Otherwise, the commander will definitely order his troops to launch a full-scale attack on all the Japanese troops stranded in Nanyang! Supreme Self-Defense Command of the South China United Front, Commander Zhang Xiang. β
A wave has not settled, and another wave has risen.
At 8 a.m. on February 9, 1942, another telegram was even more shocking: "Since the beginning of this century, the European powers have done whatever it takes to frantically exclude and suppress Jews around the world. In particular, the appeasementists, represented by former British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, shamelessly connived at the German fascists' frenzied massacre of Jewish civilians. β
"So far, Jewish civilians in Europe have been plundered of all their property, including land, shops, factories, and residences. In particular, God cannot tolerate the brutal murder of more than 5 million Jewish civilians, most of them women and children, by the German fascists. β
"Today, we have no place to stand, we have been cornered. We can only stand up to resist the persecution of the fascist army all over the world and use weapons to defend the dignity and right of the Jewish people to live. To this end, we officially announce the formation of the Defence Force of the Jewish Republic of Papua. β
"It is hereby solemnly declared that the entire area of 240 nautical miles outside the Papua Islands shall be the territory and territorial sea of the Jewish Republic of Papua. Any unauthorized intrusion of the troops of another State into the area shall be considered aggression against the Jewish Republic of Papua. Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Forces of the Jewish Republic of Papua, Lieutenant General Arthur Grove. β
At 9 a.m. on February 9, 1942, Commander Zhang Xiang of the Supreme Self-Defense Command of the South China United Front issued a telegram: "All the officers and men of this command are deeply sympathetic to the unfair treatment of the Jewish people. We are indignant at the frenzied massacre of Jewish civilians by the fascists of the world! β
"In the interest of fairness and justice for mankind, this Commander hereby declares that he supports the righteous call and declaration of Lieutenant General Arthur Grove and recognizes the legitimacy of the Jewish Republic of Papua. In order to jointly fight international fascism, the Commander formed a defensive alliance between the two sides. Supreme Self-Defense Command of the South China United Front, Commander Zhang Xiang. β
Discerning people all over the world have understood that the United Front of South China and the Jewish Defense Forces must be wearing a pair of pants. They took advantage of the defeat of the US-Filipino coalition forces by the Japanese army and the moment when the main force of the Japanese army turned to the Burmese battlefield and launched a surprise attack on the Japanese army.
It didn't matter if they launched a surprise attack, the point was that it took them less than a month to defeat the Japanese army and occupy the entire territory of the Philippines and even the Papua Islands. It is now less than 150 kilometres from Australia's closest point, separated by the Arafura Sea.
How will the situation in South Asia develop in the future?
This has become a huge international problem that is even more speculative than Hitler's Germany and Hideki Tojo's Japan!
After all, what happens next, let's see how it will be broken down next time.